Word: goals
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hand-to-Mouth. British industry was in no holiday mood, either. "If there is any letup in production," said Sir Stafford Cripps of Britain's export-or-die program, "we shall come a cropper in a year or two." The export goal, 175% of 1938 volume, had looked close last July: exports were up to 120%. But by November they had slipped to 117%. And last week, due to lack of coal, the export program was well on its way to coming a cropper...
...press conference in Washington, Harold Stassen laid it on the line: "I am a candidate. I intend to develop and present a definite, constructive and progressive program to our Republican Party." He would open an office in Washington; a Stassen-for-President club was already raising funds. His first goal was set: "To move the Republican Party along the path of true liberalism." All other G.O.P. hopefuls were caught off base...
...Bear's great passer Sid Luckman, who had not carried the ball all year, decided to run with it. He plunged up the middle, brushed aside two Giants, went 19 yards for the deciding touchdown. A few minutes later, the Bears cinched the championship with a field goal. Score: Bears 24, Giants...
...Crimson pucksters took over from the start with Freedman's goal after two minutes had passed, and were never headed. When both Abbott and Fletcher of the Yardlings landed in the penalty box, the prep-school team had a chance to score-but goalie Bill Yetman and his defensemen managed to stave off all onslaughts. Abbot scored his first goal of the contest at 13:05 to make the score at the end of the first frame...
Just before the whistle sounded to end the hard-fought second frame two fast goals within 20 seconds of each other by center Dave Farrell pulled the Crimson to a 3 to 3 deadlock. A marker by B.U.'s Clopeck at 1:03 of the final period sent the Terriers into a short-lived lead, but at 4:11 Sears dented the nets for the Crimson on an assist from behind the goal by Sid Greeley to knot the score...